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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1598, with whom were the Catholics at war?
(a) The Hanseatics.
(b) The Lutherans.
(c) The Huguenots.
(d) The Hussars.

2. What is the name of the long tube of air bladder in a cod that fills and adjusts swimming depth?
(a) The floater.
(b) The buoy.
(c) The balloon.
(d) The sound.

3. Who was the longtime director of Iceland's Marine Research Institute and one of the negotiators during the third Cod War?
(a) Thor Thorsson.
(b) Jon Jonsson.
(c) Erik Grindavík.
(d) Leif Marksson.

4. In the 1780's, British medicine decided cod-liver oil was a remedy for _____.
(a) Rheumatism.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Anemia.

5. A ship with onboard fish processing is called a _____.
(a) Transport plant.
(b) Floating station.
(c) Factory ship.
(d) Process outfitter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were leaders of the trawler industry and chip shop guilds called?

2. Sterling", according to Kurlansky, means what?

3. What does the word "Naumkeag" mean?

4. In Peru, Clarence Birdseye found a way to covert crushed remains of sugar cane into _____.

5. Who was Canada's biggest competitor in the cod market in the 19th century?

(see the answer key)

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